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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Revival of closed fertilizer plants
Government of India is reviving five closed fertilizer plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited  and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited  namely Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur and Sindri plants of FCIL and Barauni plant of HFCL by formation of Joint Venture Companies of nominated PSUs for setting up new Urea Ammonia plants of 12.7 Lakh metric tonne per annum capacity each.
The details of said fertilizer plants are as under:
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Sl. No.
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Name of Fertilizer plant
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Equity contribution by PSUs
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Date of incorporation of JVC
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location of the plant
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Expected Date of Commissio-ning
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1
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Talcher Fertilizers Ltd.
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- RCF 29.67%
- CIL 29.67%
- iii.GAIL 29.67%
- iv.FCIL 10.99%
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27.10.2015
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Talcher, Odisha
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Sept, 2023
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2
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Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
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- NFL 26%
- EIL 26%
- iii. FCIL 11%
- iv. StateGovt. 11%
of Telangana
- GAIL 14.3%
- HTAS Consortium 11.7%
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17.02.2015
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Ramagundam, Telangana
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May, 2020
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3
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Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd.
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- NTPC 29.67%
- CIL 29.67%
- FCIL 10.99%
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31.10.2016
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Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Feb, 2021
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4
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Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd.
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Sindri, Jharkhand
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May, 2021
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5
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Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd.
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Barauni, Bihar
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May, 2021
Subsequent to commissioning/ start of the above plants, the indigenous urea production will be enhanced by 63.5 Lakh Metric Tonne per year leading to corresponding reduction in import of urea.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister for Chemicals & fertilizers, Shri. D.V. Sadananda Gowda in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to launch the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest” on the 13th August 2020.
Prime Minister will launchthe platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest” via video conferencing on the 13th August 2020.
TheCBDT has carried out several major tax reforms in direct taxes in the recent years. Last year the Corporate Tax rates were reduced from 30 percent to 22 percent and for new manufacturing units the rates were reduced to 15 percent. Dividend distribution Tax was also abolished.
The focus of the tax reforms has been on reduction in tax rates and on simplification of direct tax laws. Several initiatives have been taken by the CBDT for bringing in efficiency and transparency in the functioning of theIT Department. This includes bringing more transparency in official communication through the newly introduced Document Identification Number  wherein every communication of the Department would carry a computer generated unique document identification number. Similarly, to increase the ease of compliance for taxpayers, IT Department has moved forward with prefilling of income tax returns to make compliance more convenient for individual taxpayers. Compliance norms for startups have also been simplified.
With a view to provide for resolution of pending tax disputes the IT Department also brought out the Direct Tax “Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020” under which declarations for settling disputes are being filed currently. To effectively reduce taxpayer grievances / litigation, the monetary thresholds for filing of departmental appeals in various appellate Courts have been raised. Several measures have been taken to promote digital transactions and electronic modes of payment. The IT department is committed to take the initiatives forward and has also made efforts to ease compliances for taxpayers during the Covid times by extending statutory timeliness for filing returns as also releasing refunds expeditiously to increase liquidity in the hands of taxpayers.
The upcoming launch of the platform for “ Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest “ by the Prime Minister will further carry forward the journey of direct tax reforms.
The event will be witnessed by various Chambers of Commerce, Trade Associations, Chartered Accountants' associations and also eminent taxpayers, apart from the officers and officials of Income Tax Department. Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur will also present on the occasion.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Greets President & People of Republic of Korea on the 70th Anniversary of the Outbreak of the Korean War
On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi paid rich tribute to the bravehearts who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of peace on the Korean Peninsula.
A video message from Prime Minister was screened during a commemorative ceremony to mark this solemn occasion in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The ceremony was organized by the ROK Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and presided over by ROK President Mr Moon Jae-in. Prime Minister Modi, in his message, recalled the Indian contribution to the ROK war effort, a contribution which came in the form of deployment of 60 PARA Field Hospital. The hospital rendered yeoman service during the war and provided essential medical aid both to soldiers and civilians. Prime Minister congratulated the Korean people for their resilience, hard work and resolve in building a great country from the ashes of war and also applauded the efforts of ROK Government to secure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula. He conveyed the good wishes of the Government and people of India for permanent peace on the Korean peninsula
Apart from President Moon, the ROK Minister of National Defense, other Cabinet Ministers, Ambassadors representing the countries that rendered assistance to ROK during the War, and distinguished persons of Korea were present at the ceremony.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to attend Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Indore tomorrow
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will be in Indore tomorrow to mark Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
He tweeted:
"Looking forward to being in the vibrant city of Indore tomorrow, 9th January to mark Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. This is a great opportunity to deepen the connect with our diaspora, which has distinguished itself globally."
Ministry of Finance
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attends the 2nd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the virtual session of the 2nd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors  meeting under the Saudi Arabian Presidency today, to discuss the global economic outlook amid evolving COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Finance Minister appreciated the Saudi Presidency for their tireless efforts in delivering on the outcomes as mandated by the G20 Leaders during the Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit, particularly in preparation of G20 Action Plan in Response to COVID-19.
Smt. Sitharaman had represented India in the 2nd Extraordinary Virtual G20 FMCBG Meeting held on March 31, 2020 wherein she talked about the importance of international cooperation and coordinated actions in ensuring that the financial system continues to support and quickly revive the global economy.
Today in her intervention, Finance Minister focused upon the role of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in safeguarding the lives and livelihood of people while maintaining macroeconomic stability in a sustainable manner. She shared with her G20 counterparts the measures taken by Government of India to provide the vulnerable sections with swift, timely and targeted assistance. She added that so far, within a couple of weeks, India has disbursed financial assistance amounting to USD 3.9 billion to more than 320 million people, with a special focus on direct benefit transfer through digital technology so that the exposure of beneficiaries to public places is minimised. She informed the august gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors that India is now reaping benefits of the farsighted measures of financial inclusion which are part of the pioneering reforms carried out by our Prime Minister.
Smt Sitharaman also said that the monetary policy measures undertaken by Government of India, Reserve Bank of India and other regulators have helped de-freeze the market and catalyse credit flows. These measures include liquidity support of USD 50 billion, regulatory and supervisory measures for credit easing, relief on debt servicing through moratoriums on instalments of term-loans, eased working capital financing and deferred interest payments on such financing.
An Action Plan has been prepared by G20 members on the directions of G20 Leaders to protect lives, safeguard people’s jobs and incomes, restore confidence, preserve financial stability, revive growth and recover stronger, provide help to countries needing assistance , coordinate on public health and financial measures and minimise disruption to global supply chain. Talking about the Action Plan, Hon’ble Union Minister called it a step in the right direction and said that the document will guide individual and collective actions for the G20 members in responding to COVID-19 pandemic in short and medium term. She expressed her sincere hope for the global community to overcome this crisis soon and said that the lessons learnt will enable us to develop prudent policy measure to combat any such crisis in the future.
AYUSH
Preparatory meeting for the First National Summit on Invest in AYUSH held
Ministry of AYUSH closely working with other ministries to cater healthcare needs: Shripad Naik
On the occasion of Ayurveda Day celebrations, Ministry of AYUSH is organising First National Summit on Invest in AYUSH at Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi on 4th November, 2018. The summit is to encourage public sector undertakings  under different Ministries/Departments of the Government and private companies to invest in AYUSH. NITI Aayog and Department of Industrial and Policy and Promotion are the partner organisations of this first National summit in AYUSH.
A preparatory meeting for the summit was organised on 16th October 2018, which was presided by union Minister of State  for AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik. On this occasion Shri Naik said that Ministry has taken many new initiatives to increase the market size of AYUSH and we are in close cooperation with Industry Chambers like FICCI, CII, PHD Chambers and ASSOCHAM etc. to achieve this goal. He appreciated the initiatives taken by these chambers by constituting Ayurveda or AYUSH committees to give special emphasis on AYUSH sector.
The AYUSH Minister also said that Ministry of AYUSH has signed MoU with Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises  to develop entrepreneurs in AYUSH sector and to strengthen the existing AYUSH Industry sector including manufacturers of AYUSH drugs, cosmetics, food supplements, hospital industry, etc. He further said that we will be working with MSME to organize 50 Entrepreneurship Development Programs in next one year in different cities covering all the states across the country.
The Minister also said that the Ministry has taken a challenge to create one lakhs job opportunities in AYUSH Sector under the Champion Sector Scheme as devised by Union Cabinet and the Ministry is working with Commerce Ministry to support non-government sector to establish many international standard Ayurveda and other AYUSH Hospitals.
The Minister further added that the ministry is also developing horizontal integration with other Ministries of Government of India. He said that Ministry of railways has agreed to set up AYUSH wing in 5 railway hospitals. Likewise, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Home Ministry, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Labour is also setting AYUSH wings in hospitals under their respective ministries. Shri Naik said that many PSUs have also come forward to set up AYUSH hospitals.
Ministry of AYUSH has taken many initiatives for promotion and propagation of AYUSH systems. There is growth of 15.38% in the number of patients treated with AYUSH systems of Medicine through AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries in last four years.
The Government of India has allowed hundred percent foreign direct investments in health sector. Due to resurgence in the global demand for AYUSH and Herbal products the total value of Export the AYUSH and Herbal products has increased to from USD 354.68 million in year 2014 -15 to USD 401.68 million in year 2016-17 in global market.
Ministry of Power
NTPC Singrauli Exhibits exceptional operational efficiency
As per a statement issued by NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power generation company and a central PSU under Ministry of Power, NTPC Singrauli Unit 1, has emerged as the top-performing Unit in the country in the first quarter of the financial year, as per the data released by Central Electricity Authority . NTPC Singrauli is the oldest Unit and a flagship power station of NTPC Ltd.
The first unit of the station started generating on February 13, 1982, and continues to serve the country with exceptional performance.
According to NTPC Ltd, NTPC Singrauli has an installed capacity of 2000 MW with five units of 200 MW each and two units of 500 MW each. Three units  of 200 MW have achieved PLF of 101.96%, 101.85% & 100.35% respectively in Q1 FY 20-21 among the Coal-fired Units, in the country.
With a total installed capacity of 62110 MW, NTPC Group has 70 Power stations comprising of 24 Coal, 7 combined cycle Gas/Liquid Fuel, 1 Hydro, 13 Renewables along with 25 Subsidiary & JV Power Stations.
Prime Minister's Office
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. SUGA Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a phone call today with His Excellency SUGA Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan.
The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the positive momentum in India-Japan Special Strategic & Global Partnership in the last few years, guided by mutual trust and shared values. They appreciated that bilateral exchanges were maintained over the last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. They also welcomed the recent signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation on Specified Skilled Workers  and looked forward to its early implementation.
Prime Minister Modi noted the Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail  project as a shining example of India-Japan bilateral strategic partnership and expressed his commitment to its successful implementation.
The two leaders further exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest and concurred that the partnership between the two countries could play a pivotal role in addressing common challenges. In this regard, they emphasized that their engagement with like-minded countries such as Australia and the U.S. in the form of Quad consultations holds value and agreed that these useful discussions must continue.
The two leaders noted that the 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries would fall in 2022 and agreed that this event be celebrated in a befitting manner.
The Prime Minister invited Prime Minister Suga to visit India at the earliest for the Annual Bilateral Summit.
Ministry of Culture
Steps taken for Documentation of various art forms
Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi has a scheme Survey, Research, Documentation, Dissemination & Publication which has the objective of preserving recordings of different arts forms, for the purpose of research and dissemination. Under the said scheme, Akademi provides grant to individuals and arts and cultural institutions for research work and documentation of various dance forms of the country.
Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi organized Festivals all over the country, gives grants-in-aid for research, documentation, and publishing in the performing arts; organizes and subsidizes seminars and conferences of subject specialists; documents and records the performing arts for its audio-visual archive.
The scheme Festival, Workshop & Exhibition is designed to support festivals both at the regional and national levels to present classical, traditional, tribal and other forms of Indian performing arts under the aegis of the Akademi, in order to preserving art tradition in live practice,and for developing technique and creative process through performance and workshop, by holding and supporting music festivals, Seminars & Workshops &Exhibitions etc. The Akademi has brought into limelight unknown and rare art forms and many artistes who are performers of outstanding merit, as also younger generation of performing artists. The opportunities and scope for in-depth documentation of various arts and artistes brought together on the occasion of the above events are utilized for optimum artistic results.
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
AYUSH
Medical education of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy to get revolutionary revamp
With the passage of two important bills of the Ministry of AYUSH by the Parliament, the country is all set to bring revolutionary reforms in the medical education of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy.
The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020 and the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill 2020 were passed in Lok Sabha on 14th September 2020. These twin bills seek to replace the existing Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973.
Rajya Sabha had already passed both the bills on 18th March, 2020. Getting the approval of the Parliament for these bills is a landmark achievement in the history of AYUSH. The enactment of the said Bills will revamp the existing Central Council of Indian Medicine  and Central Council of Homoeopathy.
It is expected that the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine and the National Commission for Homoeopathy shall aim at bringing reforms in the medical education of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy respectively.
The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019 and National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019 were introduced in Rajya Sabha on 7th January, 2019. Both the bills were subsequently referred to the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare.
The Committee examined the Bills and suggested certain amendments in alignment with the National Medical Commission Act, 2019. Accordingly, the Ministry considered the key suggestions and introduced Official amendments to the said Bills after which they were passed in Rajya Sabha on 18th March, 2020 as ‘the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine, Bill, 2020’ and ‘the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill 2020’.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME
Soil Health Card help the farmers in the following ways:
- The report generated through soil health card scheme encourages judicious and balanced use of fertilizers.
- The report card also suggested use of bio fertilizers, micronutrients and organic manures to increase soil fertility.
- Farmers training and demonstrations on farmers fields, under the scheme created awareness among the farmers to increase soil fertility.
- Indian council of Agricultural Research  also imparts training to educate farmers on soil testing and soil health management.
The State-wise number of soil testing laboratories set up under Soil Health Management  scheme since2014-15 is given at Annexure.
As per Soil Health Card scheme guidelines, the period of time for soil testing has to be completed by states/UTs within three weeks of receipts of soil samples in the lab and soil testing can be repeated after a time gap of two years after first testing, but farmers can get test as per their requirement.
Annexure
Status of Soil Testing Laboratories set up under Soil Health Management  scheme since 2014-15
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S. No.
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Name of State
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StaticLabs
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MobileLabs
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Village Level Soil Testing Labs
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MiniLabs
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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0
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9
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16
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1328
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2.
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Arunachal Pradesh
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6
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0
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0
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20
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3.
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Assam
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10
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0
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0
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200
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4.
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Bihar
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0
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6
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25
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0
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5.
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Chhattisgarh
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23
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0
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5
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111
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6.
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Goa
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0
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
7.
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Gujarat
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0
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0
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|
30
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|
230
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|
8.
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Haryana
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|
7
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0
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|
36
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|
34
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|
9.
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Himachal Pradesh
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|
0
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|
7
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|
0
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|
47
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|
10.
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Jharkhand
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1300
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|
11.
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Karnataka
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|
0
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|
1
|
|
289
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|
6
|
|
12.
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Kerala
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|
0
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|
2
|
|
0
|
|
152
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|
13.
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Madhya Pradesh
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265|
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0
|
|
6
|
|
626
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|
14.
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Maharashtra
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24
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|
9
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|
0
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|
299
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|
15.
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Manipur
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|
6
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|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
16.
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Meghalaya
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|
2
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
8
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|
17.
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Mizoram
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|
2
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
18.
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Nagaland
|
|
13
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|
3
|
|
74
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|
0
|
|
19.
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Odisha
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|
4
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|
19
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|
0
|
|
0
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|
20.
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Punjab
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
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|
21.
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Rajasthan
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55
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
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|
22.
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Sikkim
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
14
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|
0
|
|
23.
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Tamil Nadu
|
|
5
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|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
24.
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Telangana
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|
0
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|
3
|
|
0
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2050
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|
25.
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Tripura
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|
1
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
100
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|
26.
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Uttarakhand
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
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|
27.
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Uttar Pradesh
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|
2
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
28.
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West Bengal
|
|
12
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
29.
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A & N Islands
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
30.
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Puducherry
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
31.
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J & K
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
32.
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DD & DN Haveli
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
33.
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|
Ladakh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
437
|
|
69
|
|
506
|
|
6511Under Process
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Civil Aviation grants drone use permission to National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
The decision allows use of drones for aerial survey and photogrammetry of centrally protected monuments
Ministry of Civil Aviation  and Directorate General of Civil Aviation  have granted conditional exemption from Unmanned Aircraft System  Rules, 2021 to the National Institute of Science Education and Research , Bhubaneswar. The exemption allows the aerial survey and photogrammetry of centrally protected monuments in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India  using drones.
The approved locations for drone operations for the NISER include Raja-Rani Temple, Bhubaneswar &Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar.
This exemption is valid for a period of one year from the date of approval or until further orders, whichever is earlier and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the SOP issued by DGCA.
Earlier this month, drone use permission was also granted to theDirectorate of Urban Local Bodies , Haryana for data acquisition, mapping, and implementation of web-based GIS platform for the development of AMRUT cities and property tax survey for Hisar, Panchkula, Ambala urban areas.
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PM to address 33rd Convocation of The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University on 26th February
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the 33rd Convocation of The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University on 26th February 2021 at 11 AM, via video conferencing. A total of 17591 candidates will be conferred with Degrees and Diplomas in the Convocation. Governor of Tamil Nadu will also be present on the occasion.
About the University
The University is named after the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M.G. Ramachandran. It has a total of 686 affiliated institutions under its umbrella, encompassing the disciplines of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, AYUSH, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Allied Health Sciences. These institutions are spread across the length and breadth of the State of Tamil Nadu, including 41 Medical Colleges, 19 Dental Colleges, 48 AYUSH Colleges, 199 Nursing Colleges, 81 Pharmacy Colleges and the rest being speciality post-doctoral medical and/or allied health institutions.